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High incidence and endemic spread of NDM-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae in Henan Province, China.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2014
Qin Shangshang, Fu Ying, Zhang Qijing, Qi Hui, Wen Jian Guo, Xu Hui, Xu Lijuan, Zeng Li, Tian Hao, Rong Lijuan, Li Yonghong, Shan Lihong, Xu Hongde, Yu Yunsong, Feng Xianju, Liu Hong-Min
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The emergence and spread of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-1)-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) present an urgent threat to human health. In China, the bla(NDM-1 gene has been reported mostly in Acinetobacter spp. but is rarely found in Enterobacteriaceae. Here, we report a high incidence and endemic spread of NDM-1-producing CRE in Henan Province in China. Sixteen (33.3%) of the 48...
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